Anticreeper for rails.



A. STUOKI. ANTIGREEPER FOB RAILS. rum-r101: FILED 00130, 1907.

915,634. Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

UIIIIIHIHH I l I IiIII'EIIII WITNESSES. INVENTOR.

(3. 2m; 1; n -lw -m mm 3111141, up ALLEGHENY, PENNfiYLYANL-i.

ANTICREEPER FOR RAILS.

S ecification of Letters Patent.

Patented March is, 1900.

Applinaucn died October 30. 1907. Serial No. 899.93".

To all whom it may ronrrrn.

B it known limt L Ani'ou ii'ri'i-nnzz \lllltd a new and us-rful lmpruwmvut in Anticruepvrs for Rails; and l 110 hei'vhy dc- Qlilh' (he iolluwing to lw n lnii, altar, and vxact (inscription thoivoi'.

This ins-Pinion rrheiw !u MiG-(reaping (l8- vic'cs for railway rails and iihim"; is to pmvivle n. kii'VlUL ul [his Chart-$0101 which is chcup w 11-.nl1uln-3Lill0, is ilumhln and lillkiS no rv- I v I draw the vlumpmg mumhcr horizontally.

pairs, which can he unsily applied in a rail in any posiLinn, ml espM-izillv one which in mm- HLIUULBll to wry Firmly grip the. rail hash.

lloretul'urenumerous devices haw hum. zicsigim'l for application to thvha:- s of NHL mud mils and urrmigml to abut against tin:

j.1=.-: lUWilfli tho axis of the Phil secures u verv glk'ili. hiring effect of the-111w into the mi due Lu the small (lllTOlL'hut' of angle between the rail [mm and the jaw.

The horizontal movement of the clumping nu-miwr in urilni' to souurc the biting allcct hou- (ik'atl'iiafwi ()lIiHlIlQil by means comprising a :nzuzhle \Vmlg. hluok l0 fitting in iiiu jn'w 7 ma l hearing against the rail base, luguliwr with suit-able means for forcing the mm P him-k lU against said base to ihurPln' A shmm, this means comprises a set screw 1i Kin- 5511;: through a threaded hole in the vrnsw: {h s so as w pram-1:1 longitudinal UNri) prior ih-viu-s of [his character in uriivr to 111- f uml one easily I vuuzm mu-nih'd and m'mngmnciat. hv-riizmfter nh-zanrilu-il and l chiimud.

l shown in Fig. 5.

ln thrm-rnnqmnying ih'inihag Figuriis I u n-misvr-rsu smslimi l-hruugh l!- milroml rail I showing my device applied.tlwrcln; Fig 1-! is a phm 512M of tlue sumo; Fig. 3 is n11 lmd vivw 01' Elm (h vicasill-ring a ]-u|i i0n oi (hr i mil in side virimlinn; Ti". i is n Mail of tho .liss. i3 is r. phm View of at sumlilmtion.

[1.- 1i::- ih'uwings tho railroad mil is shown ill 1, thi living 01' iim usual siuihliil'tl type :uving (he lui'vling iJzLiL' lhmges L.

3 imiimiivs a cross Xic whi'th is shim)! as formed 01' wow! but which may ho metal.

The unii-rroephig device muiprisvs a, suitahlo clamping memhc-r 5 :wrruigml to nxtemi umlm-npuili the mil has! :uaal provide-d at its (lHlS .viih jaws fl and The law ll has the umulh ur polling S of about the Hume depth as the edge of Llm mil imam: am! is formed on a taper slightly less than thn taper of the nil base, or, in other words, Um llpfll' face of thujmi' is on an uuglv from the mrimntul somewhatli ss than the angle of the Lup face i sumow of the rail base. The consequvnhe is that l hitter RUHSLI'UCI-KUD 15 especially a luv to Fig. I s lowin a mmiini-ulimi; mill iiiic 'onml portion 12 of the jaw and lnwing i12 em: 1m mg mto a rover-s 14 m the ouler end of tho \n-ngv hlm'k. said rmzess being providml in nrdvr Ln prawns, accidental displm-e- :zuziit ul'i-helgo hlmzk. By merely forcing Liar. svt screw l'idiillll) mul fuming the wedge him-la y the mil base, the clamping lHlPiD Ji'l' IS LDUXM. drawn horizontally, Hum-i=3 lowing the jaw 6 against the rail law. in hike inio tin hitter. The \u-ilgo him-k li may have lhv name lapel as the ihmgc vi the mil lanai, us shown in Fig. 1, Cl it may he of les-h hi wr than said Him '0, us if dosirml, one or hot. the aw (i an! wmlgcblock may be proviilud with corrugations or 1h like to increase the Liting (diva-t. A. locking nut 15 may uml prvi'ei'ahly is provided on the sat mun-w to lxol-l it gr-him ncvizk-mul loosening.

'llw Llmm: or npm'mg in the jaw 7 is S'jllllfl-i'isliV (harp and long to permit the up jiih'ililfyil of \"hu clamping member to a mil in phwu, this being (iiluuieil before the \vml e blnuk 10 iv insm-Lmi. Consequently the iii.- viuo can {so n iplieil to mils while in Place mid does not liei'vxsiintu the removal 0 the ruil. l! desirr-d hot-h jaws. may be like the jaw T and a wedge block used on each side.

The clamping member is so constructed us to abut against the cross: tic, being providad with a vm'ticui wab Iii :Lllll with one or more lugs 17 projecting 11mm below the we Fig. 1 shows ('0 such h igs, one on either end, huih llllNLll or sirenglheuod by ribs 18 but if dosh-ml only olwthereof ma be used. Fig. 5 shows :1 :nixlifivution in which the lu nr lliSklhSL'll with but' the web 16' is ma 0 mt deepvi' than shown in Big. 1.

only the 0nd 9 ol the jaw contacts with the metallic lion in which misq the abutting memrui lmsc lmi engages with it on a veryshurp i be! dues not nee-ll to pro ect down as far a:

The ted for 110 mgio so that a slight l'm'cs acting to move the -in'hoth cases causing the horizontally. Other modi with wooden ties, which usually are rounded. Also, if desired, the clamping member may have a web 16 on both edges instead of only on one edge, this modification being shown in Fig. 6. Various other modifications in the device may be made.

The device described is simple and cheap to manufacture, since all the parts can beformed by castin r and require practically no machine work. dhere are only a few pieces, which are not liable to breakage nor can they wear out so that re airs are reduced to a minimum. The device can be plied and to a rail in any osition. It is so constructed that it grips t e rail base very firmly, giving it maximum holding power.

Various modifications may be made in the device, such as using in lieu of the block 10 and screw 1] a tapering wed e driven in from the side between the jaw am? the rail base, or making the clamping member in two pieces constructed and arranged to be'drawn by a E former wedge or the like toward the axis of the red. 'aws to be closed cations will also suggest themselves to those skilled in the art.

What I claim is:

I. An anti-creeping device for rails, comprisi a clampin member constructed to extent underneut the rail and rovided with'jaws fittin over the edges 0 the rail base, one of; suit jaws having a sharpened or biting edge and constructed to contact with the top tuperin surface of the rail base at a constant angle mm the horizontal less than the angle of said base and bite into the some, and means for musing said jaws to grip the rail base.

2. .\n anti-creeping device for rails, vomprising' a elampin member constructed to engage underneath the rail and rovided with jaws iittin over the edges 0 the rail husc, one of sniil jaws being ronstruoted to contact with the tapered top surface thereof easily apway l l i l at an angle from the horizontal less than the angle of said base, and one of said jaws being formed of a laterally moving wedge, whereby on the movement thereof the jaws grip the rail base.

3. An anti-creeping devive for rails, comprising a clamping member constructed to extent undemeath the rail rovided at its ends with jaws fitting over t \e edges of the rail base, one jaw having a less taper than the taper of the rail base, and one jaw being formed of a wedge block fitting in a and engaging the rail base and 1y its wed ing action clamping the jaws upon the rail iase.

4. An anti-creeping device for rails, oomprisin a (damping member constructed to GXtGIM underneath the rail rovided at its ends with jaws fitting over the edges of the rail base, one jaw having a less taper than the ta er of the rail base, and one jaw being of a wedge block fitting in a guideway and enga ing the rail base, and means for forcing saifi wedge block against the rail base and thereby reusing the jaws to grip the same.

5. An anti-ereeping device for rails, comprising a clampin member constructed to extend underneat the rail rovided at its ends with jaws fitting over tiie edges of the rail base, one jaw having a less taper than the taper of the rail base, and one jaw being formed of a wedge block fitting in a guideway and engagin the rail base, and u horizontally arranger? screw operating on said wedge block, thereby ar-ting o muse the jaws to grip the rail base.

in testimony whm'eof, I the said .hix'uui H'll'r K1havehereuntosvtmyhand.

ARNOLD H'IWhl. Wit nessos;

ltonan'r TUTTEN, J R. Karma.

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